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trembled

VERB

shake, vibrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flutter quiver shiver shudder throb wobble

STRONG

jar jitter oscillate palpitate quake quaver rock teeter totter tremor

WEAK

have the shakes

Antonyms

STRONGEST

steady

STRONG

be still stabilize

WEAK

be calm calm

Example Sentences

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His firm started to see trouble at the end of 2025 and feared that if anything remotely trembled the market, it would cause aftereffects in the economy: higher inflation and lower interest rates.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

His blood pressure rose and his hand trembled so that he almost let the hemostat fall to the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Even though the epicentre of the quake was 16km away, the whole of Shahab's village of Asadabad trembled.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

The retired aerospace engineer, who lives in Sierra Madre, did about four reps before his teeth clenched, his legs trembled and he let out short puffs of air through pursed lips.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

My heart raced and my legs trembled as I gave the shortest talk in the history of Santa Maria High School.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez